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Meaning of "rheotaxis" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RHEOTAXIS

rheotaxis  [ˌriːəˈtæksɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RHEOTAXIS

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determiner
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Rheotaxis is a noun.
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WHAT DOES RHEOTAXIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

rheotaxis

Rheotaxis

Rheotaxis is a form of taxis seen in many aquatic organisms, e.g., fish, whereby they will turn to face into an oncoming current. This has been noted in zebrafish and other species. In a flowing stream, this behavior leads them to hold position in a stream rather than being swept downstream by the current. In fish that exhibit rheotaxis, it can easily be demonstrated by creating an artificial current within a tank using pumps. No matter which way the pumps force the current to flow, the fish will immediately turn to face the oncoming current. Some fish will exhibit negative rheotaxis where they will avoid currents. Some zooplankton also exhibit positive or negative rheotaxis. Positive rheotaxis is found in most major aquatic invertebrate groups.

Definition of rheotaxis in the English dictionary

The definition of rheotaxis in the dictionary is movement of an organism towards or away from a current of water.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RHEOTAXIS


aerotaxis
ˌɛərəʊˈtæksɪs
chemotaxis
ˌkɛməʊˈtæksɪs
cytotaxis
ˌsaɪtəʊˈtæksɪs
epistaxis
ˌɛpɪˈstæksɪs
geotaxis
ˌdʒiːəʊˈtæksɪs
heliotaxis
ˌhiːlɪəʊˈtæksɪs
heterotaxis
ˌhɛtərəʊˈtæksɪs
homotaxis
ˌhəʊməʊˈtæksɪs
hydrotaxis
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈtæksɪs
hypotaxis
ˌhaɪpəʊˈtæksɪs
parataxis
ˌpærəˈtæksɪs
phototaxis
ˌfəʊtəʊˈtæksɪs
phyllotaxis
ˌfɪləˈtæksɪs
stereotaxis
ˌstɛrɪəˈtæksɪs
taxis
ˈtæksɪs
telotaxis
ˌteləʊˈtæksɪs
thermotaxis
ˌθɜːməʊˈtæksɪs
thigmotaxis
ˌθɪɡməˈtæksɪs
trophotaxis
ˌtrɒfəʊˈtæksɪs
tropotaxis
ˌtrəʊpəʊˈtæksɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RHEOTAXIS

rheological
rheologically
rheologist
rheology
rheometer
rheometric
rheometrical
rheometry
rheomorphic
rheomorphism
rheophil
rheophile
rheoreceptor
rheostat
rheostatic
rheotactic
rheotome
rheotrope
rheotropic
rheotropism

WORDS THAT END LIKE RHEOTAXIS

anaphylaxis
axis
chemoprophylaxis
major axis
minor axis
neutral axis
optic axis
orthoaxis
parapraxis
phylaxis
polar axis
praxis
principal axis
prophylaxis
sparaxis
synaxis
tachyphylaxis
x-axis
y-axis
z-axis

Synonyms and antonyms of rheotaxis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rheotaxis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RHEOTAXIS

Find out the translation of rheotaxis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rheotaxis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rheotaxis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

rheotaxis
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rheotaxis
570 millions of speakers

English

rheotaxis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

rheotaxis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انجذاب تياري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

rheotaxis
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reotaxia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

rheotaxis
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rhéotaxie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rheotaxis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rheotaxis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

rheotaxis
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

rheotaxis
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rheotaxis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rheotaxis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

rheotaxis
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रियोटेक्सिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rheotaxis
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rheotaxis
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rheotaxis
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

rheotaxis
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rheotaxis
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

rheotaxis
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rheotaxis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rheotaxis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rheotaxis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rheotaxis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RHEOTAXIS»

The term «rheotaxis» is used very little and occupies the 179.095 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RHEOTAXIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «rheotaxis» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «rheotaxis» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rheotaxis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RHEOTAXIS»

Discover the use of rheotaxis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rheotaxis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rheotaxis
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! (Positive) Rheotaxis is a form of taxis seen in many aquatic organisms, e.g., fish, whereby they will (generally) turn to face into an oncoming current.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Pacific Salmon Life Histories
Guidance Mechanisms, Geotaxis, and Rheotaxis When pink salmon fry are ready to emerge they start to swim facing up, pushing discontinuously upward through gravel crevices (Dill 1982). Movements through gravel are slow and restrained, ...
Cornelis Groot, L. Margolis, 1991
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The biology of hypogean fishes
Orientation to water currents is termed rheotaxis. Rheotaxis is important for maintaining position within a flowing water system and for olfactory orientation and localization. Recent studies of the sensory basis of rheotaxis in Astyanax ...
Aldemaro Romero, Aldemaro Romero Díaz, 2001
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Rheotaxis
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. (Positive) Rheotaxis is a form of taxis seen in many aquatic organisms, e.g., fish, whereby they will ...
Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2010
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Physiological Changes Associated with the Diadromous ...
The first case is referred to as negative rheotaxis, the two latter as positive rheotaxis (Smith 1985). The use of water current as a directional cue in river migration of anadromous salmonids seems obvious. Negative or positive rheotaxis at the ...
Helga Rachel Høgåsen, 1998
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Animal Behavior Desk Reference: A Dictionary of Animal ...
For example, in Apis mellifera (Western Honey Bees): Taxis with regard to polarized light (McFarland 1985, 257). polytaxis See polytaxis. positive phototaxis See taxis: phototaxis: positive phototaxis. positive rheotaxis See taxis: rheotaxis: ...
Edward M. Barrows, 2011
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The Kinematics and Conservation of Motor Patterns in Larval ...
When a fish is presented with a water current, it will orientate itself with respect to the source of the current; a well known response called rheotaxis that is present in many species of fish, some tadpoles and lamprey [Montgomery et al. 1997 ...
Leslie J. Day, 2008
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Biological Monitoring of Water and Effluent Quality
Scharf3 A Biological Monitoring System Employing Rheotaxis of Fish REFERENCE: Besch, W. K., Kemball, A., Meyer-Waarden, K., and Scharf, B., "A Biological Monitoring System Employing Rheotaxis of Fish," Biological Monitoring of Water ...
John Cairns, John Cairns, Jr. K. L. Dickson G. F. Westlake, 1976
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Environmental Physiology of Fishes
Most often, however, the chemical stimulus triggers rheotaxis, or orientation to a water current. Rheotaxis is maintained as long as the chemical stimulation persists and adaptation does not occur. Food stimuli elicit rheotaxis in the lemon shark ...
M.A. Ali, 1980
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Sensory Processing in Aquatic Environments
Since the early work of Lyon (1904), it has been widely assumed that the sensory basis of rheotaxis is primarily visual and tactile (Arnold, 1974). Animals use the shift in the visual scene to determine their direction and speed of motion, or in ...
Shaun P. Collin, N.Justin Marshall, 2003

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RHEOTAXIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rheotaxis is used in the context of the following news items.
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Penn Researchers Answer Question about Nematode Behavior …
In other words, Yuan found that rheotaxis is a passive behavior, independent of genotype. “These results will help guide the design of new sorting devices,” ... «Penn: Office of University Communications, Jul 15»
2
Wo bitte geht's zur Eizelle?
Rheotaxis nennt sich diese Form der Orientierung. Zusätzlich gibt es Calcium aus der Flüssigkeit im weiblichen Genitaltrakt, das auf die Spermien wie ein ... «Badische Zeitung, May 15»
3
Forskare skapar konstgjorda mikrober
... kroppen för olika medicinska tillämpningar. Referens: Jerémie Palacci et al. "Artificial rheotaxis". Science Advances 1 maj 2015. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1400214. «Sveriges Radio, May 15»
4
Tiny plastic particles propel themselves like bacteria
... of micromotors that move through chemical gradients—a process known as chemotaxis—but that this is the first one that responds to fluid flow, or rheotaxis. «Science /AAAS, May 15»
5
Come funziona il sesto senso dei pesci?
“La rheotaxis permette al pesce di mantenere la posizione in un flusso d'acqua evitando di essere trascinato dalla corrente. di evitare gli ostacoli e la ... «Scienzamente, Jan 15»
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A boldogság kapuja
Ugyancsak a cél elérésében segíti őket egy másik "férfias tulajdonság", hogy szeretnek az árral - áramlással - szemben úszni, melynek hivatalos neve rheotaxis. «HáziPatika.com, Feb 12»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Rheotaxis [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/rheotaxis>. Apr 2024 ».
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